description: <p style="text-align: justify;">LOCALITY: Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
<br /><br />2" across
<br /><br />Ex Professor Marcus Origlieri collection. I bought this piece from Marcus in late 2012. He owns a sub-collection of Mapimi pieces.
<br /><br />This rosasite specimen is one of the finer examples of the species in existence since it is relatively large and intensely colored. The texture is appealing since it the piece displays the appearance of velvet. The composition of this piece is also pleasing since it consist of a cluster of short stalactites.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This piece was traded from Professor Marcus Origlieri during a visit to Tucson, Arizona in late 2012.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Photo by Jeff Scovil </p>
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